Jenny Bristol is an Editor at GeekDad and a founding Director at GeekMom. She is a lifelong geek who spends her time learning, writing, homeschooling her two wickedly smart kids, losing herself in history, and mastering the art of traveling on a shoestring.

It’s National Family History Month, the perfect time to get started on (or dive back in to) your family history projects. Here is the first in a new series detailing how to go about it and how to chronicle your family tree’s records. Read More

Filled with gorgeous infographics involving every movie and show made in the Star Wars universe to date, ‘Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away’ is a ‘Star Wars’ lover’s delight. Read More

STEAM education and coding for kids are huge industries right now, but how do you pick the best of the best? The littleBits Code Kit covers a lot of ground in this educational space while giving kids a fun way to learn. Read More

This year’s total solar eclipse on August 21, 2017 will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people. But since this eclipse will only happen on a fairly narrow 70-mile-wide strip of a portion of the globe, many of those interested in watching it will have to travel there, sometimes from quite a distance. We tell you how to prepare. Read More

Whether you’re readying for this summer’s total solar eclipse (in North America) or just want to study the sun, this portable Celestron telescope from ThinkGeek is a perfect entry-level solar telescope. Read More